Citizens of Tomorrow, Be Forewarned

Established 1919 in the Weimar Republic, the Bauhaus art school sought to marry a postwar modernist aesthetic with functional design. With several notable participants such as Kandinsky, Moholy-Nagy, and Klee (not pictured), the Bauhaus style and ethos encompassed a variety of fields, including architecture, furniture, graphic design, and art. Its enduring impact on the Western world grew (ironically) after Nazi Germany formally closed the school in 1933, unleashing the practitioners of such "cosmopolitan rubbish" out into the world.

These postcards belong to a collection of 20 that advertised the school's first public exhibition. Though not financially a success due to inflation, the exhibition received a huge public response and approx. 15,000 attendees over a 6-week period. The cards contain a bit of misinformation, as the exhibition did not start in July as stated, but rather late August.